Ch 4 Flashcards
(125 cards)
1
Q
ankyl/o
A
stiff joint
2
Q
arthr/o
articul/o
A
joint
3
Q
burs/o
A
sac
4
Q
carp/o
A
carpus
5
Q
cervic/o
A
neck
6
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
7
Q
clavicul/o
A
clavicle
8
Q
coccyg/o
A
coccyx
9
Q
cortic/o
A
outer layer
10
Q
cost/o
A
rib
11
Q
crani/o
A
skull
12
Q
femor/o
A
femur
13
Q
fibul/o
A
fibula
14
Q
humer/o
A
humerus
15
Q
ili/o
A
ilium
16
Q
ischi/o
A
ischium
17
Q
kyph/o
A
hump
18
Q
lamin/o
A
lamina (part of vertebra)
19
Q
lord/o
A
bent backward
20
Q
lumb/o
A
loin (low back between ribs and pelvis)
21
Q
mandibul/o
A
mandible
22
Q
maxill/o
A
maxilla
23
Q
medull/o
A
inner region
24
Q
metacarp/o
A
metacarpus
25
metatars/o
metatarsus
26
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
27
ortho/o
straight
28
oste/o
bone
29
patell/o
patella
30
pector/o
chest
31
ped/o
child;foot
32
pelv/o
pelvis
33
phalang/o
phalanges
34
pod/o
foot
35
prosthet/o
addiciton
36
pub/o
pubic
37
radi/o
radius; ray (X-ray)
38
sacr/o
sacrum
39
scapul/o
scapula
40
scoli/o
crooked
41
spin/o
spine
42
spondyl/o
vertebrae
43
stern/o
sternum
44
synovi/o
| synov/o
synovial membrane
45
tars/o
tarsus
46
thorac/o
chest
47
tibi/o
tibia
48
uln/o
ulna
49
vertebr/o
vertebra
50
-blast
immature
51
-clasia
to surgically break
52
-listhesis
slipping
53
-logic
pertaining to study of
54
-porosis
porous
55
dis-
apart
56
non-
not
57
axial skeleton
includes the bones of the head, neck, spine, chest, and trunk
58
appendicular skeleton
includes the pectoral girdle, upper extremities, pelvis girdle, and lower extremities
59
Skull is divided into
cranium and facial bones
60
Cranium consists of
the frontal, parietal, temporal, ethmoid, sphenoid, and occipital bones
61
the facial bones that surround the mouth, nose, and eyes include
the mandible, maxilla, zygomatic, vomer, palatine, nasal, and lacrimal bones
62
pectoral girdle consist of
the clavicle and scapula bones
63
the pelvic girdle is called the
os coxae or innominate bone (hipbone)
64
the pelvic girdle contains the
ilium, ischium, and pubis
65
bursa
sac like structure composed of connective tissue and lined with synovial membrane.
66
-centesis
puncture to withdraw fluid
67
-desis
to fuse
68
-genic
producing
69
-gram
record
70
-graphy
process of recording
71
-iatry
medical treatment
72
-malacia
abnormal softening
73
-metry
process of measuring
74
-osis
abnormal condition
75
-stenosis
narrowing
76
per-
through
77
inter-
between
78
podiatry
healthcare profession specializing in diagnosis and treatment of foot and lower leg disorders
79
arthralgia
joint pain
80
bursitis
inflammation of bursa
81
callus
the mass of bone tissue that forms at a fracture site during its healing
82
chondromalacia
softening of the cartilage
83
crepitaton
the noise produced by bones or cartilage rubbing together in conditions such as arthritis
84
ostealgia
bone pain
85
osteomyelitis
inflammation of bone and bone marrow
86
synovitis
inflammation of synovial membrane
87
closed fracture
fracture in which there is no open skin wound (simple fracture)
88
Colles' fracture
a common wrist fracture
89
comminuted fracture
fracture in which the bone is shattered, splintered, or crushed into many small pieces or fragments.
90
compound fracture
fracture in which the bone has broken through the skin (open fracture)
91
compression frature
fracture involving loss of height of vertebral body.
92
greenstick fracture
fracture in which there is an incomplete break; one side of bone is broken and the other side is bent. Commonly found in children
93
impacted fracture
fracture in which bone fragments are pushed into each other
94
oblique fracture
fracture at an angle to the bone
95
pathological fracture
fracture caused by disease or weakened bone
96
spiral fracture
fracture in which the fracture line spirals around the shaft of the bone
97
stress fracture
a slight fracture caused by repetitive low-impact forces, like running.
98
transverse fracture
complete fracture that is straight across the bone at right angels to the long axis of the bone
99
chondroma
a tumor that forms in cartilage, usually benign
100
Ewing's sarcoma
malignant growth found in the shaft of long bones that spreads through the periosteum.
101
exostosis
a bony, outward projection from the surface of a bone; also a bone spur
102
myeloma
a tumor that forms in bone marrow tissue
103
osteochondroma
a tumor, usually benign, that consists of both bone and cartilage tissue
104
osteogenic sarcoma
the most common type of bone cancer. usually begins in osteocytes found at the ends of long bones
105
osteomalacia
softening of bones caused by calcium deficiency
106
osteopathy
a general term for bone disease
107
osteoporosis
decrease in bone mass producing a thinning and weakening of the bone
108
Paget's disease
a fairly common metabolic disease of the bone from unknown causes
109
rickets
deficiency in calcium and vitamin D found in early childhood that results in bone deformities like bowed legs
110
ankylosing spondylitis
inflammatory spinal condition resembling rheumatoid arthritis
111
herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP)
herniated or protrusion of an invertebral disk
112
kyphosis
abnormal increase in the outward curvature of the thoracic spine known as hump back
113
lordosis
abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lumbar spine (swayback)
114
scoliosis
abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
115
spina bifida
congenital anomaly occurring when a vertebra fails to fully form around spinal cord
116
spinal stenosis
narrowing of the spinal canal causing pressure on the cord and nerves
117
spondylolisthesis
the forward sliding of a lumbar vertebra over the vertebra below it
118
spondylosis
refers to ankylosing of the spine
119
bunion
inflammation of the bursa of the first metatarsophalangeal joint
120
subluxation
an incomplete dislocation, the joint alignment is disrupted
121
systemic lupus erythematosus
chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease of connective tissues affecting many systems that may include joint pain and arthritis.
122
talipes
congenital deformity causing misalignment of the ankle joint and foot (clubfoot)
123
arthrogram
X-ray record of a joint
124
arthrography
process of X-raying a joint
125
DXA
dual energy absorptiometry (measurement of bone density)
